Purpose of the consultation

The National Assembly
of Wales’ Public
Accounts Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the Welsh
Government’s Supporting People Programme. The Auditor General for Wales
published a
report on the Supporting People Programme on 31 August 2017,
and the Welsh Government have
responded to the Auditor General’s
recommendations.

The Committee is aware
that the recent publication by the Welsh Government of the detail
of its
budget plans has created some uncertainty about the way in
which Supporting People funding will be managed in future and this
will be taken into account as part of the Committee’s
work.

The inquiry will
consider the overall governance and management of the Supporting
People Programme. The Committee does not have a role in
scrutinising the Welsh Government’s budget, but it can
consider the way in which budgetary changes are implemented and
their impact.

To assist with its
inquiry, the Committee would welcome your views on the following
matters:

The issues that need
to be considered in developing and implementing any new funding
formula;

How budget pressures
and funding uncertainty have affected service planning and
delivery;

Reasons for the
identified wide variation in financial support for different client
groups across local authorities;

Reasons for the
noticeable change in the overall proportion of programme funds
spent on floating and fixed support;

The extent to which
local and regional planning processes and spending reflect
well-evidenced needs, rather than historical patterns.

Submissions
should arrive by 22 December 2017. It may not be possible to take
into account responses received after this date.

Providing
Written Evidence

The
National Assembly for Wales has two official languages, Welsh and
English.

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with the
Assembly’s Official Languages Scheme (PDF 1MB), the
Committee requests that documents or written responses to
consultations intended for publication or use in National Assembly
proceedings are submitted bilingually. When documents or written
responses are not submitted bilingually, we will publish in the
language submitted, stating that it has been received in that
language only.

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other organisations to implement their own standards or schemes and
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